Ranovus announces a new direct detect solution in CFP2 DCO format, joining InPhi in offering solutions to the DCI marketplace.

“The performance, cost and power requirements of DCI make it the most demanding DWDM application. These requirements force customers to seek leading edge technology and Direct Detect technology is well suited to compete against coherent options for shorter reaches,” said Andrew Schmitt, founder and lead analyst at Cignal AI. “It is great to see the industry pushing forward with competitive solutions that can address high volume metro DCI applications.”

On February 27th, Cignal AI issued full optical equipment market share analysis for 4th quarter 2016 (4Q16). This second report, issued on March 9th, extends our analysis and summarizes forecasts and outlooks for the industry through 2021.

Subscribers to the Optical Hardware Report are able to download an excel file with actual results through 4Q16 along with detailed, up-to-date forecasts. A compilation of our latest analysis is also available in both web format as well as .pdf.

Andrew Schmitt gave an update on the optical equipment and component market during an investor call hosted by Troy Jensen of Piper Jaffray on Tuesday, October 4. Sixty-eight investors participated. An extended Q&A session followed Andrew’s presentation, and topics of interest included: